"ATTAS flies like a Phoenix as it rises from the ashes." In this greeting for the baptism of ATTAS in 1985, the airline company MBB (Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm) made reference to the previous 614-VFW programme. Most of these aircraft are no longer operational. The MBB staff hoped that, with ATTAS, at least one VFW 614 would remain operational for years to come.